Abrothrix jelskii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Holotype: BMNH 85.4.1.44, adult indet., skin and skull.

Type locality: “Junin, [Junín Dept.,] Central Peru.”

Hesperomys scalops: Thomas, 1884: 455 [part; not Oxymicterus scalops Gay [= Chelemys megalonyx]
Akodon jelskii pyrrhotis Thomas, 1894: 361
Akodon pulcherrimus Thomas, 1897: 549
Akodon pulcherrimus cayllomae Thomas, 1901: 185
Akodon pulcherrimus inambarii Thomas, 1901: 185
Akodon pulcherrimus cruceri Thomas, 1901: 186
Akodon bacchante Thomas, 1902: 139
Akodon bracchante sodalis Thomas, 1913: 141
Akodon inornatus Thomas, 1917: 2
Akodon jelskii ochrotis Sanborn, 1947: 133

Thomas, O. 1894. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 6 14: 346–365.
Thomas, P. 1926. The Godman-Thomas expedition to Peru.— I. On mammals collected by Mr. R. W. Hendee near Lake Junin. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 9 17: 313–318.
Ellerman, J.R 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Vol. 2. Family Muridae. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), xii + 690 pp.
Spotorno, A.E., Zuleta, C.A. & Cortes, A. 1990. Evolutionary systematics and heterochrony in Abrothrix species (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Evolución Biológica 4: 37–62.

Patterson, B.D., Smith, M.F. & Teta, P. 2015. Genus Abrothrix Waterhouse, 1837. Pp. 109–127 in Patton, J.L., Pardiñas, U.F.J. & D’Elía, G. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 2. Rodents. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6. Reference page.

Abrothrix jelskii in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Abrothrix jelskii (Least Concern)

English: Jelski's Altiplano Mouse, Jelski's Grass Mouse, Ornate Akodont
Esperanto: ĥreomuso jelskia